AND ON VULTURE LIST OF SCARY MOVIES SET AT AN ENTERTAINMENT VENUE
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Fat Dude Digs Flicks Movie Podcasts features a discussion of Brian De Palma's Phantom Of The Paradise. And over at Vulture, De Palma's film is included on Matthew Jackson's list of "Showstoppers: The 15 Best Entertainment-Venue-Set Horror Movies" -
The Phantom of the Opera has inspired dozens of imitations, riffs, and reimaginings over the decades, but the best is, without question (sorry, Phantom of the Megaplex stans), Brian De Palma’s horror-comedy rock musical about a gifted songwriter forced by a deranged record executive to haunt a concert hall. William Finley is magnificent in the title role, Paul Williams is deliciously evil as Swan, and, of course, don’t forget Gerrit Graham as everyone’s favorite trend-chasing rock star, Beef. Made for the age of glam rock and concept albums, it’s as fun to watch now as it was back then, and you’ll have the songs in your head for days.
Updated: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 9:59 PM CDT
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